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Throw Beck Thursday: 6 Things You Can’t Win (and How to Win Them)
Not everything is a contest, but you can always be a winner. Here’s how. —– We live in a very competitive world, perhaps even more so here in the United States where we’ve managed to turn weight loss, dating, and apprenticeships into game shows. “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing” are words that many…
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On Diffuser: The Roots of Indie – Buddy Holly
What the heck does Buddy Holly have to do with a bunch of geeky, bespectacled indie musicians? Oh. Right. Read all about the Lubbock legend here.
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Deep Cuts: Tales Songs
Tales From the Crypt. Two-Fisted Tales. For a short period during my early twenties, “Tales” was the keyword in my working life. It’s also the keyword in a lot of music. I’m a sucker for a story song; well, most story songs. “Cats in the Cradle” gets me every time, but I have no use…
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On Diffuser: Box Sets Aren’t Meant For You (Except When They Are)
I own a lot of box sets. A lot. I like everything about them — the rare tracks, the gimmicky little trinkets, the photos and essays. But occasionally I see a box set that makes me snicker. Who’d buy that? That artist isn’t box worthy. And then the other day it occurred to me that…
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208. We Love You, Pacific Ocean Blue
The Tales From the Crypt producers talked the still-infant Fox netwok into paying for a four episode pilot of a new series. This one would be named Two-Fisted Tales, and like its HBO big brother each episode would be based on an old EC comic. Rather than the horror and science fiction titles, though, this…
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On Diffuser: Apple Sours on Indie Labels
From the Things I Couldn’t Say in This Article department: Dammit, Apple! You already have all of the money in the world. Why do you have to cut out the independent record labels? There’s room for everybody — play nice. Not that I really care, personally. I buy my music the traditional way — from…
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Throw Beck Thursday: Does Fast Food Make Slow Mummies?
Why moderation and brown goop smoothies aren’t enough to fend off a mummy attack. You got so much gravy in your arteries you should use biscuits instead of Band-Aids. This was my doctor’s official summary of my cholesterol numbers, and also my clue that it was time to move out of Hazzard County. Unfortunately,…
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On Diffuser: The Roots of Indie – Saturday Night Live
What the heck does Saturday Night Live have to do with the rise of alt-indie music? To paraphrase Bill Clinton, it’s the musical guests, stupid. For every One Direction that appears on SNL there’s an Elvis Costello, Arcade Fire, Strokes, David Bowie, The Replacements, on and on. But why read about it here? Read my…
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On Diffuser: Musicians vs. Performers – The Endless Debate
I talk about this topic a lot in my personal life, mostly because I have kids who are willing to toss out a “so and so sucks” criticism at any musical performer they don’t like. This leads to Dad Lecture #138: The Difference Between Musicians and Performers. But once again this year, the biggest child…
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